“Yue! Buying flower underpants before, buying specialty colors now, a successful person?” Jin Yi made an exaggerated expression. “Do not let me vomit my overnight meal. Anyway, no matter what, I will not go hang out with Cheng Shixu and the others. As long as you are acting like a dog, I will be unhappy seeing him. If it really does not work out, just do not be my brother.” He gulped down a glass of wine. “I am happy to be free and avoid worrying about you every day.”
That is what he said, but he understood Lu Jian’s temper—he was a stubborn donkey who had been like this since he was little.
Fortunately, he was not like this when he was dating online before; otherwise, he would definitely get goosebumps.
Ring ring ring~
The phone rang. Jin Yi used sarcasm again. “Checking up, right? The sour smell of love~” He turned his head to pour wine and went inside to shout for a case of beer. The white liquor made his throat hurt, so he wanted to change the taste.
When he came out, Lu Jian was on a video call. He turned the phone toward him, and he just happened to see Cheng Shixu in the camera, as well as He Yu sitting on the sofa looking at documents in the background. His footsteps paused.
“I am with Jin Yi.” Lu Jian said, “I have not eaten beef noodles for a long time, come have some.” As he spoke, he put the wine and glasses on the table on the floor and flipped the camera. “And barbecue.”
Cheng Shixu propped his chin on his hand, glanced back, and said in a low voice, “A-Yu, that capitalist, insisted on pulling me here for an inspection. I miss you, husband.”
Lu Jian’s eyes softened a lot. “Me too. Go home early.”
“Okay, then I am going to be busy now.” Cheng Shixu said halfway and gasped, “Ah.” Then the phone was taken away. “What are you doing?”
He Yu’s voice came through, “President Lu, remember to look at the stuff I sent to your phone this time. I am keeping an eye on A-Xu; everything is fine.” As he spoke, he looked at an arm exposed in the camera lens. “Bring your brother along next time for a drink.”
Lu Jian: “Sure.” His name is eh…” His brows knitted, and the call was cut off quickly.
“Why did you step on me!” Lu Jian kicked him away speechlessly, looking at his dirty leather shoes. “When did you get this habit? Stepping on people’s feet? If you have something to say, say it.
Why all the mystery?” While complaining, he opened the document He Yu sent in the chat box. It was a paper about “Holographic Devices for Awakening Brain Cells,” which mentioned many control group experiments and discoveries of various new substances.
He heard that Cheng Shixu studied this thing in the lab during college, and it was later abandoned by Cheng Shixu, so he wanted to see if he could pick it up and do it again. If he could successfully develop it, he wanted to use this opportunity to tell Cheng Shixu everything from childhood to adulthood.
“Stepping on you is just stepping on you, do I have to pick a date?” Jin Yi chewed on the barbecue, recalling the scene he just saw. He Yu had not changed at all. Actually, he did not need to be so nervous; He Yu did not even know his real name, only his online name, “Cold and Beautiful Man,” because he told He Yu his name was Jin Meinan. Online dating definitely requires a screen name.
Who knew He Yu used his real name, with zero defenses? He did not know how he became a president; he must be a wastrel.
However… that Yuchi car had indeed created high value for the He family, so how could he be a wastrel?
If he really were a wastrel, they would be quite a match.
“What is wrong with you today? You keep choking me; do you want me not to be able to drink a single drop of wine? You were not stimulated by me and Shixu, were you? Seriously, tell me what your online dating partner’s name is, and I will help you look her up.” Lu Jian picked up his drink. When he was poor and had no connections, it was hard to find anything. Now it was quite simple. He was determined to continue his good brother’s romance.
Jin Yi gave him an eye-roll, grabbed a cigarette, “No need. She cheated. I do not want a dirty dog.”
“Puff cough cough cough cough…” A mouthful of wine choked in his throat. Lu Jian coughed violently, almost coughing his lungs out. “Really or fake? Have you guys never met? How do you know she cheated? Do not create a bunch of misunderstandings; I do not like watching meaningless abusive dramas.”
Jin Yi rolled his eyes even more frequently. “Just kidding. Anyway, I am determined to break off this marriage; I do not want to continue it. I have already said the reason; the gap is too large, it is not suitable.”
Lu Jian leaned close to him. “How about I transfer the company legal entity to you? Half of the shares are yours, so you can be considered half a chairman. This way the gap will not be so large. What is her net worth? How many digits are in her savings?”
“Forget it, a legal entity is useless. If you get into trouble, the first one to suffer will be me. You are too wicked.”
“No, am I that kind of person?” Lu Jian was incredulous. “You think of me like that? You drink this wine by yourself today.” Just as he was about to get up, Jin Yi hurriedly grabbed him, “Eh eh eh, Brother Lu, just kidding, President Lu, President Lu, you have a big heart.”
Lu Jian raised his chin proudly. “Say that I am the best match for Shixu.”
“…” Jin Yi: “You are the best match for Cheng Shixu. Happy now? You kid, you would not be drunk after half a bottle of white wine, would you?” He stretched out his hand to shake it in front of Lu Jian, who was sitting down, but was patted away. “You scared me to death. I thought you were such a good-for-nothing now, it is only half a bottle of white. Come, come, come, switch to beer; we must drink until dawn today.”
Lu Jian poured wine contentedly, filled Jin Yi’s glass, pondered for a long time, and said, “Actually, I miss Shixu.”
“I’m going to~” Jin Yi thought his formal tone was to talk about the equity transfer, but he got this instead. “You really fell into the pit. Go away, go away. Go see him if you miss him. I am a lone person and do not want to hear you say these things.” If he drank too much and went home, Lu Jian would probably mutter about how good Cheng Shixu was all the way, and his ears would get calluses from listening.
The scene changed.
The elevator door of the old apartment opened. Jin Yi walked out covering his ears, followed by Lu Jian, whose eyes were somewhat blurry. “He can also make noodles, and also, he can also act cute with me, he…”
When they got to the door, Jin Yi could not endure it anymore, grabbed Lu Jian, and pressed him onto the door lock to use facial recognition. “Enough, Cheng Shixu has no shortcomings, okay!” After the door opened, he pushed Lu Jian in.
Lu Jian, however, said with a sorrowful face, “He has shortcomings.”
“Oh yo?” This was a rare thing. He actually had shortcomings? Then he had to listen carefully. Jin Yi pricked up his ears and looked at Lu Jian very seriously. “Say it, what shortcoming.”
Lu Jian: “He is not very good at spending money.”
“Ah~~~~~” Jin Yi slumped his shoulders speechlessly, kicked off his shoes, and collapsed onto the sofa. “That is really enough. If he is not good at spending money, who is? That apartment you live in now, can you get it without a few tens of millions? The horse he keeps costs nearly a million every year, and is that modified sports car not a few million in maintenance fees? You call this not good at spending money? Forget it.”
“He knows how to spend money, so why is there more and more money in my bank account?” Lu Jian sat beside him unrelentingly, picked up his phone, and stared at a blurry old photo in his album, muttering, “He has never changed. Only I have changed.”
Jin Yi did not hear the second half. His ears were a bit deaf from drinking too much. “Is there a possibility that your company’s profits are high? I give up on you. Go to sleep; I am going to take a bath.”
Closing the bathroom door, Jin Yi opened the showerhead, and the cold water poured down, making him shiver. “I’ll screw your grandfather! Lu Jian!” He angrily put on his shorts and ran into the kitchen. Sure enough, he saw the cub Lu Jian had turned off the natural gas. He should really let Cheng Shixu take a good look, take a look at what Lu Jian is like.
He laughed as he watched, grabbed Lu Jian’s arm, and pushed him toward the bedroom. Before long, Lu Jian fell fast asleep clutching his pillow. This was the real Lu Jian; he could laugh and make trouble, he had a temper, he was talkative when drunk, he would retaliate if anyone made him unhappy, he never held grudges, and he would take revenge on the spot.
How could he be the old-fashioned person in Cheng Shixu’s mouth?
Does Cheng Shixu really love Lu Jian? If it is true, why is Lu Jian so terrified of his true self being discovered?
Perhaps he should also ask himself, why buy that rainbow horse car, why wear this watch? Was He Yu not unable to accept what he was like?
This appearance of being calculating in everything, greedy for money and lustful.
After he took a bath, he lay on the bed tossing and turning, unable to sleep. He picked up his phone and found an encrypted album from the QQ space, which was full of photos of abs, backs, and bodies he had asked He Yu for.
Is it wrong to be lustful? Every time he asked He Yu for photos, He Yu would drag his feet and not want to send them, only sending red envelopes to him.
Buzz buzz buzz~ The phone suddenly vibrated. He saw it was Cheng Shixu. Why would he call him?
“Hello, hello, this is Cheng Shixu. I want to ask if Lu Jian arrived home safely?” Before going to sleep, Cheng Shixu had sent a goodnight message to Lu Jian but never received a reply, and his calls went unanswered, so he was a little worried. That was why he presumptuously called Jin Yi.
Jin Yi said, “He arrived, he is at my place, and he is already asleep. Do you want to start a video call so you can see?” He was just teasing, but Cheng Shixu said, “Then I will trouble you, I am afraid he will catch a cold if he sleeps without a blanket.” Actually, he just missed Lu Jian and wanted to see him.
He Yu on the side looked at him speechlessly. That is enough! Stop showing off your love! They were drinking here, but Cheng Shixu insisted that everyone had to close their mics; he even had to use his hands to gesture for the dice.
Jin Yi said, “See it now?” He walked into the bedroom and pointed the camera at Lu Jian’s face. Lu Jian was not a child, so why would he kick the blanket?
“Okay, thank you. Bye!” After hanging up, music suddenly exploded in Cheng Shixu’s ears. He Yu asked suspiciously, “Who did you call just now? The voice sounds a bit familiar.”
“Do not change the subject. You lost to me three times just now, drink for me!” Cheng Shixu stared at him.
He Yu instantly threw the matter to the back of his mind, “I am that kind of person.” He drank cup after cup, slammed the dice heavily on the table, “Come! Continue, I will drink you under the table today!”